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harbor

[hahr-ber] / ˈhɑr bər /






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But Maine is also home to charming hotels and harbor towns with seafood restaurants and seaside promenades that come alive in warm weather.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

With its glorious views and picturesque harbor, Whitby is the antithesis of gothic horror.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The next month, she announced that she was leaving the safe harbor of Fox News for the open seas of NBC.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

In March, two cargos of jet fuel went to Europe from New York harbor, which Cinquegrana said it was a “very rare” occurrence that wouldn’t have made economic sense before the war.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Shortly after his return to the United States in 1790, Jefferson began to harbor the foreboding sense that the American Revolution, as he understood it, had been captured by alien forces.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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